LG OLED TVs hit a new low price for Black Friday. Now's the time to buy

UPDATE November 28, 2017: The price for the B7A series is now higher than it was during this sale. If you want to buy a new OLED TV now, it might be worth waiting for prices to fall again, but on the other hand, they might not get as low as they did during the sale described below.

LG’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday OLED TV sale is officially over. Pricing for the 55-inch B7A is now $1600 and the 65-inch is now $2600, up $100 and $300 respectively from all-time lows. Congrats to those who got one during the sale. https://t.co/2H9Jpaumbv

The LG B7A series is now at the lowest price point for any OLED-based TV, ever. Sunday, Nov. 19 through Cyber Monday, Nov. 27, its price is:

55-inch OLED55B7A: $1,500

65-inch OLED65B7A: $2,300

I know a lot of people, a couple of whom work here at CNET, intend to buy a OLED TV this year. Let me address you directly: this sale is the time to pull the trigger, and this is the OLED TV to get.

Starting at $1,500, the LG OLEDB7A is the least expensive OLED TV ever.

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Why you should buy a B7A now

It's hands-down the best value for this level of picture quality. I didn't review the B7A, but LG says it delivers the same image quality as LG OLED C7P series, which has the best picture I've ever tested. And I believe them. Check out that review for more details.

The only differences between the two are cosmetic (different stands) and audio-related (the B7A lacks Dolby Atmos decoding and has a different speaker configuration). During the sale period the 55-inch C7 will be $200 more, and the 65-incher $400 more, than the B7A. I don't think those differences are worth the extra money to most buyers.

I don't think the price, especially on the 65-incher, will get any lower this year. In 2016 LG announced a similar sale and its pricing never got lower. In fact it increased in price a bit near the beginning of December, according to Amazon price tracker camelcamelcamel.com. That sale had a pretty tight two-week window.

Maybe you've read tales of burn-in on OLED screens and are afraid that your new TV will be permanently scarred by a channel logo, letterbox bars or your FPS HUD. Don't be. As someone with a lot of experience reviewing TVs, I don't think the possibility of OLED burn-in is worth worrying about. If I was spending my own money now to buy a new TV, I would get the B7A.

Why you shouldn't buy a B7A now

If you like the stand design and audio extras of the C7 better, and don't mind paying a bit extra for them.

If you're in no rush to replace your perfectly good current television, next year's OLED TVs will probably be even cheaper -- eventually. You may need to wait until November in 2018 for a sale on the 2018 OLEDs.

Maybe you're fine with merely "excellent" as opposed to "best ever" picture quality. If so, there are plenty of non-OLED choices that cost half as much or less, including the TCL 55P607 or Vizio M series.

Perhaps 55 inches is too big, or 65 inches is not big enough. If that's the case, it's time to look at one of those non-OLED models.

Speaking of money, if you have enough that saving a few hundred or thousand on a new TV is no biggie, you probably already own an OLED. If not, plenty of more-expensiveoptions are available.

The E7 OLED TV from LG also gets a Black Friday price drop, but it's still a lot more expensive than the B7A -- for the same image quality.

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The only other OLED model in LG's line that will get a price drop for Black Friday is the E7 series. Both sizes will be $500 less than they are now. Here are their prices during the same sale window as the B7A:

55-inch OLED55E7P: $2,500

65-inch OLED65E7P: $3,500

UPDATE: Sony told CNET it's dropping the price on its XBR-A1E OLED TV too. Starting Sunday November 19 through the first two weeks of December, its prices will match that of the LG E7:

55-inch Sony XBR-55A1E: $2,500

65-inch Sony XBR-65A1E: $3,500

No guarantees, but a pretty safe bet

I dispense a lot of TV advice, whether in reviews and articles like this or directly to individuals on Twitter, email and the comments section and even IRL. And I've been wrong plenty of times -- hell, I predicted $2,500 for the cheapest 65-inch OLED, and LG pleasantly surprised me by $200. Maybe the price on the B7A will fall again for some reason, perhaps closer to Christmas or the Super Bowl. Maybe the one you buy will have some flaw that makes you hate it, despite all the glowing praise from users and experts like me.

But as long as you weigh the pluses and minuses above, buy (as always) from a reputable retailer with a solid return policy, and can afford the B7A, I bet you'll be happy you bought one now. If not, you know where to find me.